Wednesday 10 March 2021

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday - A load of stripes


MONDAY

Pilates practice done, washing sorted, evening meal sorted.
No I haven’t got a bad back. I’m showing you my nearly
20 year old sports outfit with its go faster stripes.


The rain howled down outside while I sat snuggled up, lamps on,
heating on, watching the feel good film - Mrs Caldicotts Cabbage War
while doing my stitching.  

Loved it.


The online NO RULES PATCHWORK course continues and
one of the modules involved a lesson in making fabric strip samples.


I think I could get obsessed with this experimentation.


TUESDAY

Next up, a pile of scraps


Laid out in strips, then stitched onto a backing fabric.


Now will I cut it or won’t I.


I did 


Building up lots of sample pieces now to either sit and admire
or stitch onto garments or bags.

They may even end up in a book or a box or as hangings
or framed as little textile art pieces.

Some hand stitching and embellishing to add yet.


Wednesday now and it’s a wet and windy day for our trip
out for the weekly local market shopping.

Hope all the desk hopping ladies are well
and thanks for stopping by.

Lynn
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31 comments:

  1. I am really enjoying your stitching experiments. And now I have to explore my friend Google to see the origin of "go faster" stripes! I've heard that before, about stripes on cars, but never knew what the origin was. After 25+ years in the UK there is still a lot to discover about our shared, but different, language!

    Have a great desk hop!
    Mary Anne (2)

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    1. Hope you’ve got some of your own go faster stripes Mary Anne haha
      Lynn xx

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  2. Your stitching samples have turned out beautifully. Can't wait to see what else you create.
    Have a lovely week and I hope the rain eases.
    Sandra de @20

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  3. Love all the strip sewing, especially the lace.
    Thank you so much for your comment re the vaccination, may I ask which one you had? Just read my husbands leaflet for the AstraZeneca one and the side effects of nausea/vomiting are listed as Very Common/Common respectively so I'm in tears about booking mine now. BJ#16

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    1. Have sent you an email. Hope all goes well
      Lynn xx

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  4. Well done on being brave enough to cut, it was the right thing to do! I am really enjoying seeing these fabric pieces and think they are most definitely worthy of being on the wall in a gallery!
    Hugs LLJ 9 xxx

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  5. im really enjoying all the strips and patchwork you’re working on Lynn and am sooooo tempted to have a go...if only I had time at the mo.
    Hugs,
    Annie x #11

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  6. I love the latest experiments Lynn - what a fun time you are having and creating such lovely pieces. Let me know about your idea for a twiddler for your friend. Happy to make one - gives me something to challenge the old brain cells. xx Jo

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  7. What a great post...I love this stitching fun. I needed some good excitement to get this day in order. Thanks and Enjoy a good week

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  8. Do they work? The 'go-faster' stripes? If so I might need some!! There's something so wonderful about random strips of stitched pieces all together like that but I can't find the right word of phrase to describe it. Its a sort of comforting word... something to ponder! As always, stay safe and keep smiling, Lisa-Jane #8

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    1. I know what you mean Lisa. I might use the word ‘meditative’ or ‘mindfullness’. What do you think.
      As for the go faster stripes, you want to see the speed I reach when I know there’s cake involved heehee x

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  9. I really love seeing how you build up your no rules patchwork Lynn. They look fab. Stay safe and happy WOYWW. Sarah #4

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  10. make me the pic of you threatening to cut that strip sample actually made me lean away in horror! And then you went and did it and it looks great! Gosh, just as well a no rules workshop exists, or you’d be forever off piste and trying to reign yourself in! a and twenty odd years in the same size exercise clothes...bloody impressive missus.

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  11. what a fabulous week you've had with your stitching! Hope you have a creative week again Helen #3

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  12. Seems that we're currently having the weather you were having on Monday, with the wind howling and the rain beating against our windows as I type! I'm loving your stitching and your No Rules Patchwork pieces are getting more adventures by the minute! xxx

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    1. Horrible weather here today Ann. We’ve not moved off the settees since we came back from the market xxx

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  13. I was think the same about the go faster stripes I could do with going a little faster hee hee.. Sorry i'm late Lynn had care duties this afternoon. Your fabric strops are like little quilts they'd look super in a journal as reference pieces. Hugs Tracey #15 x

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  14. Your stitching projects are really a joy to see! I really like everything you do!! Especially since I don't stitch, so I just love seeing what others do! So, so cute! And like you said, you can turn that one project into so many others! What a treat! Blessings for the rest of your week! Felicia #31

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  15. You could make some little pincushions from your pretty stripy bits of fabric...

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  16. Whenever I see fabric I think I should sew more but never get around to it. I love those samples you are making and sure would look lovely hung up somehow. Have a fabulous week. Dorlene #34

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  17. Love the sewing but I keep thinking would my old singer be able to manage it? I got a Japanese mending book from the bookstore and now willow wants me to make her gloves look like cats.
    I wish I never showed her the picture now!
    Nowt wrong with vintage sports wear, I exercise In it, forget named rubbish, cheap and old all the way!!! its been so windy here we wonder if there will be any Sakura left when we go to Kyoto next week!!

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  18. I am loving your stitching pieces and I am really tempted... But have I got the time???
    Stay safe and keep well.
    Happy WOYWW!
    Susan #6

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  19. Loving your stitching pieces. They would make nice book covers. I was thinking of using fabric for a book cover and you have given me a good idea, so thank you. Have a great week Angela #21

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  20. Another thing I see when I look at them is... cut a bit neater and perhaps stitched around the edge by hand to finish ... then used for the outer part of a little needle holder....yes...I have some of the white fabric ones leftover from one of Karen's courses...I could even make me one out of some of that..off to have a look. Now... where did I put that stuff??...

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  21. Hi Lynn, sorry I'm late this week been sorting stuff out for my mum coming home. Well done for still fitting into the 20 year old tracksuit Lol! I wonder if the manufacturers thought the stripes would make us go faster too.....if so it didn't work with me but I keep trying. Happy creative, belated WOYWW, Angela x19x

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  22. I love all your patchwork samples, Lynn, and it's lovely to see the first one finished. Go faster stripes! My hubby is always going on about those!

    Happy belated WOYWW,
    Shoshi #12

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  23. It's lovely seeing you really get your teeth into your patchwork projects, they're so pretty and really reflect your tastes and keen eye for pattern and colour! xxx

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  24. I think I am almost enjoying this course as much as you are. It is quite fascinating to see each time what you have done and read about your thoughts. I can see that is can become quite obsessive but as long as you are enjoying it what does it matter.
    Hugs, Neet xx

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  25. Loving your stitching experiments. Happy belated WOYWW. Take care and stay safe. With love & God Bless, Caro xxx (#18)

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